Singer · Hindi cinema
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973)[2] is an Indian playback singer, live performer, composer, host, and actor. He sings predominantly in Hindi and Kannada language films. He has also sung in English, Bengali, Manipuri, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Tulu, Assamese, Odia, Nepali, Maithili, Malayalam and various Indian languages.[citation needed] Nigam has also released Indian pop albums and acted in a number of Hindi films.[3] He has been one of the highest paid Indian singers. He is often regarded as a "Modern Rafi" and is now considered as one of the most versatile and greatest singers of the Hindi film industry of all time. He is also regarded as the "Lord of Chords"
53 yearsBorn Jul 30, 1973Faridabad
Career at a glance
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Awards
2 wonHonours
- Padma AwardsPadma Shri · 2022Won
Film awards
- National AwardsBest Male Playback Singer · 2004 · Kal Ho Naa HoWon
- Filmfare Awards SouthBest Male Playback Singer – Kannada · 2023 · KrantiNominated
- South Indian International Movie AwardsTelugu · 2015 · Gopala GopalaNominated
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About Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is a singer in Hindi cinema. Sonu Nigam's work is mostly drama, romance and comedy.